Sharing and Developing Best Practices- T3A Year 1

October 19, 2010 4:30-6:30


Objectives:
● Participants will review a few advanced SMART Notebook features like screen capture, hide
and reveal, and object animation.
● Participants will be introduced to Brainpop Jr. and learn how to utilize SMART notebook
features to make lessons more engaging.
● Participants will understand shortcuts to saving bookmarks in Delicious.

Session Starter: That’s me

Introduce Brainpop Jr.
● access http://www.brainpopjr.com/
● Pull up video Food Pyramid http://www.brainpopjr.com/health/food/foodpyramid
● Brainpop section on sharepoint (edtech) http://plc.fhsdschools.org/collab/edtech/BrainPop/Forms/AllItems.aspx

Delicious Review
● Highlight text when in firefox and how it will go directly into the notes
● Email links directly from delicious into networked inboxes

Work time
Use this time to work on creating or finding resources you could take back and use in your classroom. Feel free to work with anyone.

Go around
What is something you are taking back to integrate into your classroom this week?

Class visits
October:
Brandy (Independence, Fairmount, Castlio, Warren)
Andrea: (Central, John Weldon)

November:
Brandy (Harvest Ridge, Daniel Boone, Henderson, Becky David, John Weldon, Central)
Andrea (Fairmount, Castlio, Independence, Warren)

Next meeting: November 11th, 2010 4:30-6:30 (Board Room)